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In their article, Albert Chibuwe and Allen Munoriyarwa analyze how Zimbabweans used WhatsApp humor during lockdown to cope with hardship, sharing jokes that “speak truth to power about the country’s political-economic and socio-cultural conditions.” doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Laughing through the Virus the Zimbabwean Way: WhatsApp Humor and the Twenty-one-day COVID-19 Lockdown | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
Laughing through the Virus the Zimbabwean Way: WhatsApp Humor and the Twenty-one-day COVID-19 Lockdown - Volume 65 Issue 2
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July 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In their article, Albert Chibuwe and Allen Munoriyarwa analyze how Zimbabweans used WhatsApp humor during lockdown to cope with hardship, sharing jokes that “speak truth to power about the country’s political-economic and socio-cultural conditions.” doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Ampson Hagan shows how African nations struggled to access COVID-19 vaccines due to corporate control and intellectual property regulations. In this article, he employs the concept of "waithood" to critique the coloniality of global vaccine inequality. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Coloniality of Waithood: Africa’s Wait for COVID-19 Vaccines amid COVAX and TRIPS | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
Coloniality of Waithood: Africa’s Wait for COVID-19 Vaccines amid COVAX and TRIPS - Volume 66 Issue 2
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July 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ampson Hagan shows how African nations struggled to access COVID-19 vaccines due to corporate control and intellectual property regulations. In this article, he employs the concept of "waithood" to critique the coloniality of global vaccine inequality. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Jia Hui Lee, Laura A. Meek, and Jacob Katumusiime show how anti-imperialist discourses led to pan-African skepticism about COVID-19 in Tanzania and Uganda, analyzing how misinformation, fake news, and alternative remedies shaped public health responses. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Contested Truths Over COVID-19 in East Africa: Examining Opposition to Public Health Measures in Tanzania and Uganda | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
Contested Truths Over COVID-19 in East Africa: Examining Opposition to Public Health Measures in Tanzania and Uganda - Volume 66 Issue 4
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June 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Jia Hui Lee, Laura A. Meek, and Jacob Katumusiime show how anti-imperialist discourses led to pan-African skepticism about COVID-19 in Tanzania and Uganda, analyzing how misinformation, fake news, and alternative remedies shaped public health responses. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
In this article, Bamba Ndiaye and Margaret Rowley show how Senegalese artists used rap, Afrobeat, mbalax, and other genres to spread COVID-literacy, debunk myths, and integrate metaphysical beliefs, playing a key role in the nation's pandemic response. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
“Mbas Mi”: Fighting COVID-19 Through Music in Senegal | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
“Mbas Mi”: Fighting COVID-19 Through Music in Senegal - Volume 65 Issue 1
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June 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In this article, Bamba Ndiaye and Margaret Rowley show how Senegalese artists used rap, Afrobeat, mbalax, and other genres to spread COVID-literacy, debunk myths, and integrate metaphysical beliefs, playing a key role in the nation's pandemic response. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
David G. Pier and Michael Mutagubya show how Ugandan music artists contested the Museveni regime’s COVID-19 lockdown policies during a tense election. Their songs shared best health practices, generated resistance, and reimagined emergency biopolitics. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
COVID-19 and the Ugandan Presidential Election: Contesting Lockdown Authority in Popular Songs | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
COVID-19 and the Ugandan Presidential Election: Contesting Lockdown Authority in Popular Songs - Volume 66 Issue 1
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June 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
David G. Pier and Michael Mutagubya show how Ugandan music artists contested the Museveni regime’s COVID-19 lockdown policies during a tense election. Their songs shared best health practices, generated resistance, and reimagined emergency biopolitics. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Kristen E. McLean and Liza J. Malcolm examine Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 response, revealing how harsh containment measures led to economic and social hardship, fueling distrust in the state and leading people to describe this epidemic as worse than Ebola. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
“More than Disease”: Uncovering the Economic, Social, and Political Consequences of Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 Pandemic | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
“More than Disease”: Uncovering the Economic, Social, and Political Consequences of Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 Pandemic - Volume 66 Issue 4
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June 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Kristen E. McLean and Liza J. Malcolm examine Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 response, revealing how harsh containment measures led to economic and social hardship, fueling distrust in the state and leading people to describe this epidemic as worse than Ebola. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
William G. Moseley and Jane Battersby explore how African food systems showed resilience during COVID-19 due to widespread subsistence farming and epidemic experience. However, vulnerabilities related to net food imports and slow economic growth remain. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
The Vulnerability and Resilience of African Food Systems, Food Security, and Nutrition in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
The Vulnerability and Resilience of African Food Systems, Food Security, and Nutrition in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Volume 63 Issue 3
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June 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
William G. Moseley and Jane Battersby explore how African food systems showed resilience during COVID-19 due to widespread subsistence farming and epidemic experience. However, vulnerabilities related to net food imports and slow economic growth remain. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
In this article from ASR’s new virtual issue, Amy S. Patterson and Emmanuel Balogun examine African responses to the COVID-19 epidemic—from Ghana’s faith-led food distribution to Liberia’s Ebola-informed contact tracing. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
African Responses to COVID-19: The Reckoning of Agency? | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
African Responses to COVID-19: The Reckoning of Agency? - Volume 64 Issue 1
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June 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In this article from ASR’s new virtual issue, Amy S. Patterson and Emmanuel Balogun examine African responses to the COVID-19 epidemic—from Ghana’s faith-led food distribution to Liberia’s Ebola-informed contact tracing. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
In her introduction to ASR’s virtual issue, Singing and Interpreting COVID-19 in the Keys of Information, Food Security, Waithood and Humor, Dawne Y. Curry reviews 8 articles published by ASR in the last 5 years that center African responses to the Covid epidemic:
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COVID-19 Virtual Issue
COVID-19 Virtual Issue
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June 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In her introduction to ASR’s virtual issue, Singing and Interpreting COVID-19 in the Keys of Information, Food Security, Waithood and Humor, Dawne Y. Curry reviews 8 articles published by ASR in the last 5 years that center African responses to the Covid epidemic:
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We are delighted to announce a virtual issue on COVID-19. It includes the articles published in ASR on the pandemic since 2020. Please see link here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
COVID-19 Virtual Issue
COVID-19 Virtual Issue
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June 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We are delighted to announce a virtual issue on COVID-19. It includes the articles published in ASR on the pandemic since 2020. Please see link here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In her film review of Eat Bitter (2023), Ying Cheng highlights how directors Pascale Appora-Gnekindy & Ningyi Sun portray shared struggles across borders—capturing the emotional depth, labor, and sacrifice of two men who "eat bitter" in pursuit of hope. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Hadiza Moussa. Yearning and Refusal: An Ethnography of Female Fertility Management in Niamey, Niger. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. 238 pp. Index. $32.99. Paper. ISBN: 9780197662113. | Afric...
Hadiza Moussa. Yearning and Refusal: An Ethnography of Female Fertility Management in Niamey, Niger. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. 238 pp. Index. $32.99. Paper. ISBN: 9780197662113. - Volum...
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May 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In her film review of Eat Bitter (2023), Ying Cheng highlights how directors Pascale Appora-Gnekindy & Ningyi Sun portray shared struggles across borders—capturing the emotional depth, labor, and sacrifice of two men who "eat bitter" in pursuit of hope. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Nancy A. Andoh calls Hadiza Moussa’s “Yearning and Refusal: An Ethnography of Female Fertility Management in Niamey, Niger” a “pivotal work” on reproductive politics, women’s agency, and fertility in this compelling book review. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Hadiza Moussa. Yearning and Refusal: An Ethnography of Female Fertility Management in Niamey, Niger. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. 238 pp. Index. $32.99. Paper. ISBN: 9780197662113. | Afric...
Hadiza Moussa. Yearning and Refusal: An Ethnography of Female Fertility Management in Niamey, Niger. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. 238 pp. Index. $32.99. Paper. ISBN: 9780197662113. - Volum...
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May 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Nancy A. Andoh calls Hadiza Moussa’s “Yearning and Refusal: An Ethnography of Female Fertility Management in Niamey, Niger” a “pivotal work” on reproductive politics, women’s agency, and fertility in this compelling book review. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Martins F. Asiegbu and J. Chidozie Chukwuokolo analyze three recent books focused on conflict and statehood in Sudan and South Sudan in this scholarly review essay. You can find the full review here: doi.org/10.1017/asr....
War, the State and Peace in two Sudans | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
War, the State and Peace in two Sudans - Volume 68 Issue 1
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May 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Martins F. Asiegbu and J. Chidozie Chukwuokolo analyze three recent books focused on conflict and statehood in Sudan and South Sudan in this scholarly review essay. You can find the full review here: doi.org/10.1017/asr....
In this review essay, Nnanna Onuoha Arukwe takes up five recently published books that engage “land governance, extractive practices, tech infrastructures, urban waste, and the everyday state in contemporary Africa.” Read the full essay here: doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Dynamics of Land Governance, Extractivism, Urban Tech and Waste Infrastructures, and the Everyday State in Contemporary Africa | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
Dynamics of Land Governance, Extractivism, Urban Tech and Waste Infrastructures, and the Everyday State in Contemporary Africa - Volume 68 Issue 1
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May 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In this review essay, Nnanna Onuoha Arukwe takes up five recently published books that engage “land governance, extractive practices, tech infrastructures, urban waste, and the everyday state in contemporary Africa.” Read the full essay here: doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Richard Atimniraye Nyelade reflects on Chinweizu’s decolonial Pan-African vision, emphasizing Chinweizu’s critiques of Arab and Western imperialism and "culturecide” and centering his call for ‘African Power’ to secure liberation and sovereignty. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Chinweizu’s Vision: Unveiling the Complexities of Pan-Africanism and African Sovereignty | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
Chinweizu’s Vision: Unveiling the Complexities of Pan-Africanism and African Sovereignty - Volume 68 Issue 1
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April 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Richard Atimniraye Nyelade reflects on Chinweizu’s decolonial Pan-African vision, emphasizing Chinweizu’s critiques of Arab and Western imperialism and "culturecide” and centering his call for ‘African Power’ to secure liberation and sovereignty. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Doyle D. Calhoun excavates Morocco’s slave past under the French Protectorate through Dada l’Yakout, a text by Nouzha Fassi Fihri that “draws on, and to an extent blurs, a distinction between oral testimony and literary fiction.” Find the article here: doi.org/10.1017/asr....
“A Kind of Literary Archeology”: Excavating Morocco’s Slave Past under the Protectorate (1912–1956) | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
“A Kind of Literary Archeology”: Excavating Morocco’s Slave Past under the Protectorate (1912–1956) - Volume 68 Issue 1
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April 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Doyle D. Calhoun excavates Morocco’s slave past under the French Protectorate through Dada l’Yakout, a text by Nouzha Fassi Fihri that “draws on, and to an extent blurs, a distinction between oral testimony and literary fiction.” Find the article here: doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Suzanne Francis traces how colonial and postcolonial statemaking in the Central African Republic laid the foundation for violence against Muslim citizens. This violence is rooted in a history of exclusion and is amplified by Pentecostal nationalist myths. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Violence against Muslims: Conquered, Not Fully Colonized, in the Making of the Muslim “Other” in the Central African Republic | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
Violence against Muslims: Conquered, Not Fully Colonized, in the Making of the Muslim “Other” in the Central African Republic - Volume 68 Issue 1
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April 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Suzanne Francis traces how colonial and postcolonial statemaking in the Central African Republic laid the foundation for violence against Muslim citizens. This violence is rooted in a history of exclusion and is amplified by Pentecostal nationalist myths. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
E. Sasu Kwame Sewordor highlights women’s gendered roles in colonial Ghana’s diamond mining industry, from discoverers to dealers. By examining archival, oral, and visual sources, Sewordor challenges the male-dominated narratives in the archives. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Women and Gendered Roles in the History of Diamond Mining in Colonial Ghana | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
Women and Gendered Roles in the History of Diamond Mining in Colonial Ghana - Volume 68 Issue 1
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April 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
E. Sasu Kwame Sewordor highlights women’s gendered roles in colonial Ghana’s diamond mining industry, from discoverers to dealers. By examining archival, oral, and visual sources, Sewordor challenges the male-dominated narratives in the archives. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Barwendé Médard Sané uncovers Afrocentric ecological wisdom as a response to climate change. Reflecting on the ecological practices of Yacouba Sawadogo, Sané calls for a deeper understanding of indigenous knowledge in sustainable practices. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Roots of Resilience: Unraveling Yacouba Sawadogo’s Afrocentric Ecological Wisdom through Qualitative Inquiry | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
Roots of Resilience: Unraveling Yacouba Sawadogo’s Afrocentric Ecological Wisdom through Qualitative Inquiry - Volume 68 Issue 1
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April 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Barwendé Médard Sané uncovers Afrocentric ecological wisdom as a response to climate change. Reflecting on the ecological practices of Yacouba Sawadogo, Sané calls for a deeper understanding of indigenous knowledge in sustainable practices. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Jing Jing Liu explores how Nigerian importers use informal naira-RMB transfers & cryptocurrency to challenge USD dominance. Ethnographic insights show how individual entrepreneurs, not just state policies, drive currency diversification. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Decentering the Dollar in Africa-China Trade: How Nigerian Entrepreneurs Navigate Currency Swaps and Digital Currencies in an Era of USD Hegemony and RMB Internationalization | African Studies Review ...
Decentering the Dollar in Africa-China Trade: How Nigerian Entrepreneurs Navigate Currency Swaps and Digital Currencies in an Era of USD Hegemony and RMB Internationalization - Volume 68 Issue 1
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April 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Jing Jing Liu explores how Nigerian importers use informal naira-RMB transfers & cryptocurrency to challenge USD dominance. Ethnographic insights show how individual entrepreneurs, not just state policies, drive currency diversification. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
In the Editor’s Introduction to ASR issue 68.1, Cajetan Iheka celebrates Professor Kenneth W. Harrow, who passed a year ago. Professor Harrow’s scholarship on literature and film and his commitment to service expanded possibilities for African studies. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
Kenneth W. Harrow: A Legacy in African Studies | African Studies Review | Cambridge Core
Kenneth W. Harrow: A Legacy in African Studies - Volume 68 Issue 1
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April 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In the Editor’s Introduction to ASR issue 68.1, Cajetan Iheka celebrates Professor Kenneth W. Harrow, who passed a year ago. Professor Harrow’s scholarship on literature and film and his commitment to service expanded possibilities for African studies. doi.org/10.1017/asr....
We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest issue of ASR (68.1). The compelling essays cover dedollarization in Africa-China trade, Afrocentric ecological wisdom, and literary representations of Moroccan slavery. See the issue here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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April 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest issue of ASR (68.1). The compelling essays cover dedollarization in Africa-China trade, Afrocentric ecological wisdom, and literary representations of Moroccan slavery. See the issue here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...